Namibia's Soldiers Without A Cause; Angola Lures Villagers Into Bloody Civil War

From: The Washington Post | Date: January 27, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Angola's civil war raged on for 26 years without bothering or involving this hardscrabble town just across the Cubango River, which forms the Namibian border with Angola. That is until last month, after a recent Angolan government offensive left its army without enough soldiers to chase the rebels from their strongholds.

Angola's military crossed the border to recruit destitute Namibians, such as Immanuen Ndumba, winning him over with the promise of a paycheck.

But Ndumba, 21, didn't last two weeks as a mercenary. The 360 Namibian recruits in his regiment were fed only once a day. Some were ...

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